I Was Sent to an All-Female Frontline Unit to Get Rid of Some of the Trouble, but the Most Beautiful Girls Who Are Rumored to Hate Men Love Me So Much That I Have a Hard Time at Night - Chapter 68: Growing Feelings (3)

Chapter 68: Growing Feelings (3)

Since arriving at the frontline base, I had slept with Elena a few times.

But I slept alone yesterday, yet woke up with a woman beside me.

Since it was my first time with a woman in underwear, I let out a shocked sound.

“Speaking of…”

Norn’s combat attire or bath towel look was one thing, but the purple underwear suited her mature charm perfectly.

Her beautiful face and captivating body made her even more seductive than usual… No!

I started to think about this when—

“Mmm…”

Norn let out a sweet sound.

Because I had been thinking such things, I quickly turned my gaze away, my face heating up.

Norn, beside me, spoke to me.

“Oh, Finn. Morning~ Your face is red; did something happen~?”

“Th-That’s… um…”

I struggled to find words to continue.

Norn spoke as if realizing something.

“Oh~ Maybe seeing your big sister’s underwear and breasts up close in the morning made you shy~?”

“!”

Her words hit the mark, and I let out a small sound.

Norn spoke in an amused tone.

“That’s it, huh. But if you want to look, you don’t have to be shy—you can look more, you know?”

“What!? Um, uh…”

Was it really okay to look?

Would it be rude not to look?

I thought about this in my head.

“Finn…?”

Elena’s voice, groggy from waking up, came from the next bed.

“What’s—!?”

Immediately, Elena jumped out of bed.

She walked hurriedly to our bed and spoke loudly.

“Norn!!”

“Oh, Elena. Morning~”

“No ‘morning’!! Why is Norn in Finn’s bed!?”

I wondered the same thing.

I listened closely, and Norn said, “Don’t get mad; I’ll explain~”

“See, yesterday Elena told me to at least wear underwear to sleep since my breasts might show, right~?”

“Yeah.”

That’s right… Norn said she didn’t wear anything to sleep.

Her sleeping in underwear today was because of that.

As I resolved one question, Norn continued speaking.

“So, I tried sleeping in underwear, but it’s tough to sleep in something different on a different bed~ But thinking about Finn made it easier, so I naturally went to his bed. Thinking about Finn next to me let me fall asleep fast~”

That was why Norn was in my bed…

As I resolved the question I had upon waking, Elena opened her mouth and spoke.

“I get thinking about Finn, but how does that naturally lead to getting in his bed!?”

“Being close lets me feel Finn more and think about him deeper.”

“Even so, getting into a boy’s bed in underwear—”

Elena and Norn started arguing.

Seeing this, I wondered how to stop their argument.

“Good morning, Finn.”

“Good morning, Sephia!”

Sephia approached my side of the bed and greeted me.

I returned the greeting and quickly got out of bed to stand.

“Those two are the same even in a new place, aren’t they?”

“Y-Yeah…”

“I just woke up, so I don’t fully grasp the situation, but you saw Norn in her underwear this morning, right? Is… your body feeling okay?”

Sephia spoke, her cheeks flushing with embarrassment.

Feeling okay?

“I want to stop their argument, but my body is fine!”

“I see… Sorry for asking something weird suddenly.”

“No, don’t worry about it!”

“Thank you.”

After a brief silence, Sephia spoke calmly.

“By the way… Today is free time all day. If it’s okay, shall we go pick out a sword for you after breakfast, as we discussed?”

“!”

My… sword!

“Yes! I’d like to ask you again!”

I leaned forward excitedly to reply, and Sephia smiled gently at me.

My sword… I was really looking forward to it.

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After breakfast, Sephia and Finn went into the city.

They walked toward a shop selling swords, as recommended by the inn’s receptionist.

On the way, Sephia recalled her conversation with Finn by the bed and murmured silently in her heart.

(Asking Finn something like that in the morning… Is this proof that his words yesterday made my desire to do something for him as a man even stronger?)

But they were heading to a shop with swords.

Since they would pick out Finn’s sword there, she needed to switch her mindset.

Sephia calmed her heart, and Finn opened his mouth and spoke.

“I’ve been to shops selling magic tools, but this is my first time going to a shop selling weapons like swords.”

“I see. There are many types, so I think just looking will be fun.”

“Yes! I’m really excited!”

Finn showed a bright smile, radiating excitement.

Sephia’s eyes were drawn to his smile.

(A person who mainly uses magic, with potential equal to or greater than Elena or Norn, feels this positively about swords…)

When she first wanted to teach Finn swordsmanship, she hadn’t expected this.

Finn showed great interest in swords, which made Sephia very happy.

As she felt this, Finn opened his mouth and asked.

“I just thought of something—besides you, Sephia, is there anyone else in the frontline unit who uses a sword?”

“No. Some, like Elena, turn magic into weapon forms to fight, but no one besides me belongs to a specific swordsmanship school.”

“I see…!”

Finn let out a sound as if realizing something and spoke excitedly while looking into Sephia’s eyes.

“Then, if I learn to use a sword well enough, could we two perform coordinated sword techniques, expanding the frontline unit’s tactics a bit?”

“Coordinated… sword techniques…”

Since mastering Chevalier-style swordsmanship, Sephia had walked the path of the sword alone.

She had never considered coordinating with someone using a sword.

“If that’s possible, our tactics could… expand significantly.”

“Really!? Then I need to train with the sword even more…! I’m really looking forward to fighting alongside you with swords, Sephia!”

Finn said this, showing a genuinely joyful, bright smile.

In that moment, Sephia’s heart stirred.

Something in her heart felt strongly stimulated.

Her heartbeat quickened.

(Finn… Why do you move my heart like this…)

The emotions she had suppressed grew larger.

(Finn… My desire to do something for you as a man, as a woman, and to connect with you is already…)

She thought this, but they arrived at the sword shop.

To honor Finn’s feelings, she calmed herself and began seriously picking out a sword for him.

Once the magic tournament ended and things settled, then—